Mimicking Man, Reaching God? The Plausibility of Superintelligent AI in the Light of Islamic Thought
摘要
The concepts of AI (Artificial Intelligence), AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), Superintelligence, and the Singularity can be analysed in the light of Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic philosophy, where the focus is on the creation, purpose, and limitations of human and non-human entities. The progress in AI technologies raises important questions about creation, purpose, and morality in an Islamic context. Is it possible for machines to mimic the abilities of man’s intellect, wisdom (hikmah), natural disposition (fitrah), and belief system? Mimicking is an imitation game for computers, which need the ability to understand languages, solve problems, make decisions, predict futures, innovate ideas, invent products, and ultimately think, feel, and aspire just like human beings. But the speculation of progress in AI goes far beyond the mimicking capabilities of human beings. The transition from Generative AI to God-like AI and Cosmic AI seems to be reaching toward the power of God. How does Islam conceive this progression in the light of Islamic jurisprudence, philosophy, and Sufism? Its plausibility, and the necessary and sufficient conditions to achieve the stages of this progress, need to be articulated. The door to this discussion must be open to understand the goals and to determine their plausibility in achieving them. Misunderstanding in this issue might lead to shirk , which refers to associating partners with Allah or attributing divine qualities to anything besides Him.